Subject: RE: Noisy Lifters
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Mar 17, 2001, 8:13 PM
Post ID: 1705919036
Rick,
Noisy lifters are a good sign :-)
Yeah...there is a noticible tranny whine in 4th gear. When I first had my
bike I posted the same question to the list wondering if there was a
problem. From what I learned...it is quite normal. I believe that the noise
is due to the fact that the gears are not helical cut gears.
Good to hear that you are on the road. I am so envious...we are still a
month away although I do see a few riders out on the warm days (around
freezing). I'll wait for a nice rain storm to wash away all the road salt
and then I will be ready to go.
Regards...Ian
------Original Message------
From: Richard Cunningham <cunn-@cyou.com>
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: March 17, 2001 11:15:18 PM GMT
Subject: Noisy Lifters
Hi all,
I finally got my 67 V700 registered yesterday, driving to the court house
was the first long trip on the bike if you can call 10 miles round trip
long.
Any way the bike seems to make a lot of lifter/rocker noise. How much is
too much, I rechecked the valve lash today and it is at .1 mm in and ..203
mm out
which is what the book calls for. The bike doesn't seem to have a whole
lotta power either, although I was in traffic I did get up to 50 mph. Boy
do you get a lotta looks riding a loop frame. I still have a ways to go to
finish it but at least I am riding it, I want to do a longer trip tommorrow
maybe if it isn't raining. One other thing I noticed is a slight whinning
sound from the tranny is that normal, seemed louder at 45 or 50.
Thanks for all the advice from everyone,
Rick
67 V700 Fl